“We are ready to contribute to resolving this situation,” BelTA quotes him as saying.

Makei added that if requested, Minsk is ready to participate in the process to achieve a positive result.

Negotiations between Russia and Ukraine in the Gomel region of Belarus lasted about five hours.

According to Russian presidential aide Vladimir Medinsky, the participants in the dialogue managed to find some points by which common positions can be predicted.

The next round of negotiations between the delegations of Russia and Ukraine will take place in the coming days.